2018 International Darts Open

The 2018 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 14–16 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates14–16 September 2018
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Germany Martin Schindler
(third round)
Champion(s)
Wales Gerwyn Price
«Event 11 Event 13»

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in last year's final, but he was defeated 6–4 by Ryan Searle in the second round.

Gerwyn Price won his first European Tour title by beating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the final. This tournament was also the first in European Tour history in which none of the top 4 seeds reached the quarter-finals.

Prize money

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This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[1][2]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 August will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 3 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 10 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
14 September[4]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
15 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
16 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
16 September
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
16 September
Final
(best of 15 legs)
16 September
1  Peter Wright 96.784
  Ricardo Pietreczko 83.804  Ryan Searle 94.456
  Searle 95.886
  Ryan Searle 87.536
  Schindler 96.583
16  Kim Huybrechts 84.091
  Ron Meulenkamp 96.503  Martin Schindler 96.436
  Searle 90.112
  Martin Schindler 97.246
9  Price 101.636
8  Daryl Gurney 95.686
  Robert Marijanović 100.636  Robert Marijanović 90.742
8  Gurney 93.305
  Jan Dekker 92.764
9  Price 92.706
9  Gerwyn Price 95.696
  Magnus Caris 84.242  John Henderson 84.843
9  Price 92.817
  John Henderson 91.806
  West 95.566
5  Adrian Lewis 94.936
  Terry Jenkins 82.186  Terry Jenkins 80.700
5  Lewis 90.896
  Matthew Dennant 82.142
12  Bunting 86.062
12  Stephen Bunting 96.966
  Barry Lynn 91.746  Barry Lynn 83.103
5  Lewis 98.134
  Dawson Murschell 89.113
  West 97.186
4  Jonny Clayton 95.546
  Steve Lennon 94.116  Steve Lennon 93.175
4  Clayton 101.475
  Patrik Kovács 73.141
  West 95.376
13  Mervyn King 97.991
  Michael Plooy 93.615  Steve West 111.296
9  Price 98.268
  Steve West 95.456
6  Whitlock 88.503
2  Mensur Suljović 96.786
  Ryan Joyce 93.646  Ryan Joyce 97.605
2  Suljović 86.724
  Gabriel Clemens 95.335
  Noppert 89.386
15  Jermaine Wattimena 82.462
  Robert Thornton 77.850  Danny Noppert 93.076
  Noppert 87.966
  Danny Noppert 88.416
10  Webster 87.275
7  Joe Cullen 95.866
  Ross Smith 90.896  Ross Smith 98.673
7  Cullen 93.835
  Kyle Anderson 88.893
10  Webster 99.146
10  Darren Webster 88.216
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.730  Mickey Mansell 85.794
  Noppert 87.882
  Mickey Mansell 96.976
6  Whitlock 94.727
6  Simon Whitlock 91.566
  James Wilson 90.376  James Wilson 93.005
6  Whitlock 102.416
  Adam Huckvale 86.314
  Beaton 99.933
11  Max Hopp 90.415
  Steve Beaton 94.356  Steve Beaton 93.526
6  Whitlock 88.116
  Vincent van der Voort 90.305
  Richardson 89.475
3  Ian White 108.176
  José Justicia 80.280  Jelle Klaasen 93.882
3  White 100.064
  Jelle Klaasen 89.296
  Richardson 96.616
14  Dave Chisnall 92.644
  Terry Temple 90.023  James Richardson 92.846
  James Richardson 89.816

References

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  1. ^ "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Allen, Dave. "ET11 & ET12 Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ Phillips, Josh. "2018 International Darts Open Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 13 September 2018.